Microscope Test Review

A compound light microscope __________.

• uses electrons to magnify

• uses light & two or more lenses to magnify

• uses protons to magnify

• uses light & one lens to magnify

Which microscope part is labeled 1 in the diagram above?

• coarse adjustment

• fine adjustment

• high-power objective

• eyepiece

If you increase magnification on a microscope, the field of view ___________.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• none of the above

Which of the following describes the function of the base of a microscope?

• to provide a light source

• to magnify the specimen

• to provide the foundation for the microscope

• to allow for basic focusing

What is field of view?

• things appearing larger than they are

• the microscope part that magnifies

• the amount of a specimen that can be seen

• magnifying images using two lenses at once

Which microscope part is labeled 12 in the diagram above?

• base

• diaphragm

• stage

• light source

If you want to see detailed images of objects too small to be seen by compound light microscopes, you would use a ____________________ microscope.

• Simple

• Compound

• Stereo

• Electron

Which microscope part is labeled 2 in the diagram above?

• coarse adjustment

• fine adjustment

• revolving nosepiece

• body tube

Which of the following is used to adjust the amount of light coming through the stage of a microscope?

• coarse adjustment

• diaphragm

• fine adjustment

• light source

Total magnification is calculated by _________________ the magnifications of the eyepiece and objective lens.

• adding

• subtracting

• multiplying

• dividing